On
this CD-ROM are the Buddha's teachings on Loving-kindness; an explanation of its
practice; the basic technique and a guided loving-kindness meditation given by
Venerable Pannyavaro, an Australian monk and founder of BuddhaNet - the Buddhist
Education and Information Network on the Internet.

Loving-kindness
is a meditation practice taught by the Buddha to develop the mental
habit of selfless or altruistic love. From the words of the Buddha in
the Dhammapada (the path of truth) can be found the saying: "Hatred
cannot coexist with loving-kindness, and dissipates  if supplanted
with thoughts based on loving-kindness."

Loving-kindness
is a meditation practice, which will bring about positive attitudinal changes
- as it systematically develops the quality of 'loving-acceptance'. It acts, as
it were, as a form of self-psychotherapy, a way of healing the troubled mind to
free it from its pain and confusion.

Of
all Buddhist meditations, loving-kindness has the immediate benefit of sweetening
and changing old habituated negative patterns of mind. In this way it overcomes
all forms of ill will, self-hate and hostility towards others. So it is known
as a Guardian Meditation as it will protect you from harm.